Japan beats South Korea 4-3 in the 2023 Asia Pro Baseball final
Japan edged South Korea 4-3 in the final of the third Asia Pro Baseball Championship in Tokyo on 19 November 2023 to take the title.
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The Asia Pro Baseball Championship (APBC) is a tournament for young professionals, with players limited by age and years of pro experience. The third edition was held at the Tokyo Dome in November 2023 and featured teams from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia.
Japan and South Korea, the region's strongest baseball nations, both reached the final on 19 November. Japan won a tight game 4-3 to claim the title on home soil, while South Korea finished as runner-up.
The result mattered beyond the trophy. The two sides have a long and intense baseball rivalry, and the APBC gave each country a chance to test its next generation of players against the other. South Korea's loss in the one-run final left it chasing a first title in the event, and it set the stage for the rematch ambitions that shaped later meetings between the two teams.
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